An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Original Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box.
The Iron Cross is probably an early War production, the pin maker stamped ‘65’ [Klein and Quenzer, Idar Oberstein], unissued factory new condition. The case is also mint, and is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in cream velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. The outer pale cream cardboard box has some slight wear and has printed on the top ‘Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 1939’ and below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘Klein and Quenzer A-G Oberstein’, extremely fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Second World War Combat Awards.

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